You can’t control people. You must understand them. You have to know where they’re coming from, their beliefs and values, what turns them off, what they’re against. – Hayden Fry
How can a coach have any influence over a player that’s making over five times more than he is? – Hayden Fry
We changed our image. At least when we ran out on the field or broke the huddle, we would look like winners. – Hayden Fry
We’re the only dance in town. We don’t compete with any professional teams for the entertainment dollar. – Hayden Fry
I’ll be here in my home with three big screens. I’ll be watching three games at a time, and when they’re over, I’ll look at three more. – Hayden Fry
I wanted the players to feel like they were part of a family, to be conscious of that controlled togetherness as they made that slow entrance onto the field. It had a great psychological effect on the opposing team, too. They’d never seen anything like it. – Hayden Fry
Welcome to the Salvation Army. I’ve never been associated with an offense so nice about giving the ball away. – Hayden Fry
We probably spend more time talking about individual players in our coaching sessions than anything else. – Hayden Fry
I learned a great many things in the Marines that helped me as a football coach. The Marines train men hard and to do things the right way, just as a football team must train. – Hayden Fry
The people who run a university are far more qualified and intelligent in handling people than someone who inherited his money and used it to buy a pro team. – Hayden Fry
